TWO “irresponsible” youths who repeatedly ran along the top of a busy road bridge could have caused a “horrendous accident”.

That's the fear from locals after the daredevils were spotted at about 3.15pm on Sunday running on a narrow arch which cross the Foryd Bridge in Rhyl, as traffic rushed by 20ft beneath them.

The area’s councillor has called for security features at the bridge to be examined in light of the incident, which she described as “frightening”.

Photographer Geoff Abbott, who spotted the youths, said: “They climbed over the railings at the base of the arch in seconds.

“The arch can only be about 20 inches across. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">“If they had fallen, it would have been over for them. If they’d landed on the road, they would have been killed. It’s totally irresponsible. The younger of the two was a very young lad and, as a parent, I was very worried about him in particular.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">“Their friend at the other end seemed to be filming them on a mobile phone.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">“After running across, they seemed to be checking the footage and they then went back and did it again.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">“They looked at the footage again but went back to do it a third time.”</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Joan Butterfield, county councillor for Rhyl West, said she had not heard of any such incidents before but called for safety at the bridge to be examined.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">“It’s quite extraordinary and absolutely ridiculous,” she said.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">“There would have been no protection on the bridge if they had lost their footing. They could have landed on the road and there could have been a horrendous accident.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">“It’s quite frightening to imagine that they wanted to do something like that, but some young people may see it as a challenge.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">“They must have been quite determined.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">“There are railings at the base of the arch which are a deterrent, but we will have to look at it to see if we can get more protection there.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">“I will be speaking to council officers on Monday about whether we should be looking at it.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">“I’ve never heard of it happening before, but that doesn’t mean we should neglect our duty if we feel it’s not secure enough.”</p>